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Go Ask Lara #4

Dear Lara,I have been to every therapist around and tried every healing modality. I cannot take medication because my body throws it up. I thought...
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Peace in suffering

Every person in life eventually discovers that life is full of suffering. At one time or another the safe place that was our refuge begins to morph...
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Let go and let God

Mr. Martin, my neighbor, came home totally downcast sometime last week. He just found out that his heart is in serious jeopardy, or so his doctor...
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Excerpt from More Than An Aspirin; a Christian perspective on pain and suffering, by M. Gay Hubbard

More Than An Asprinphoto courtesy of Discovery House PublishersA client whose daughter had been murdered came to me for help in the early weeks of...
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Part 2: Interview with Dr. M.Gay Hubbard, Christian therapist and author of More Than An Asprin

M. Gay Hubbardphoto courtesy of Discovery House PublishingContinued from Part 1Q: What are some guidelines for pain management that make us good...
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Part 1: Interview with Dr. M. Gay Hubbard, Christian therapist and author of More Than An Aspirin

M. Gay Hubbardphoto courtesy of Discovery House publishingRelated articlesEncouraging yourself with prayer Using creativity to turn bad into good...
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40 Days of introspection [day thirty-two: being of service to others]

ServiceThere has been talk of “being of service” since the beginning of time. Religious groups seem to be at the forefront of service,...
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40 Days of introspection [day eighteen: tonglen]

TonglenSuffering is a part of the human experience. It is the very thing that inspired Buddha to set out on his journey toward its eradication and...
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Poverty does not have to be

I’ve decided that I need to step outside of myself and this small world that I think so grand. It isn’t. In some ways, yes, my world is...
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Finding life in cancer

I am thinking about the suffering of the world. On some level this suffering is narrowing down to those faced with the reality of cancer—a...
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